Policy paper

Secretary of State's Directions to the Parole Board August 2023

The Directions set out what the Parole Board must take into account when giving advice on a prisoner's suitability for open conditions.

• From: Parole Board
• Published: 15 June 2015
• Last updated: 28 June 2022
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  1. 28 June 2022

     Updated National Standards added.

  2. 6 June 2022

     Updated Directions to the Parole Board - June 2022.

  3. 15 June 2015

     First published.

Applies to England and Wales

Documents

Secretary of State's Directions to the Parole Board August 2023

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Details

The Secretary of State issued new Directions to the Parole Board on the transfer of indeterminate sentence prisoners to open conditions, which came into effect on 1 August 2023.  All previous versions have now been withdrawn but can be found on the National Archives Website.